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Feb 2024
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How U.S. diplomats learn languages | FSI...

Steve Kaufmann
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I often get asked how long it really takes to learn a language. In this video I discuss the FSI language difficulty ranking and whether it's really possible to achieve a high level of fluency within the timelines they provide. 
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